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A member of Russia’s State Duma has proposed the creation of a national Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, positioning the crypto as a tool to counter economic sanctions and ensure financial stability, local media reported on Dec. 9.
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El Salvador reportedly expects to finalize a $1.3 billion IMF loan agreement in the coming weeks, adjusting its legal treatment of Bitcoin and aligning fiscal policies to secure international financing.
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A newly disclosed transaction-relay jamming vulnerability has raised concerns about the security of Bitcoin nodes, particularly in the context of time-sensitive contracting protocols like the Lightning Network.
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A group of Amazon shareholders has urged the company to diversify its treasury holdings by allocating at least 5% of its assets to Bitcoin.
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A recently disclosed vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-55563, has revealed a critical security risk within the Bitcoin network’s transaction-relay mechanism, with potential implications for the stability and security of the Lightning Network. This vulnerability, classified as a “transaction-relay jamming attack,” allows malicious actors to exploit the inherent limitations of Bitcoin full nodes to disrupt the network…
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent breach of the $100,000 price level has sparked discussions among analysts about market conditions and potential risks — while some metrics suggest caution, others indicate room for further gains, according to analysts.
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President-elect Donald Trump lauded Bitcoin’s (BTC) record-breaking ascent past $100,000, congratulated Bitcoin investors on his Truth Social platform, and attributed the milestone to his influence.
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The city editor of the Financial Times’ popular op-ed section, Alphaville, has apologized for its years of staunchly negative bitcoin (BTC) coverage. As the world’s largest crypto surpassed $100,000 per coin, they took a brief moment to self-reflect.
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Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time ever on Thursday – Copyright AFP Yuri CORTEZ
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The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dismissed the notion of Bitcoin as a replacement for the U.S. dollar, instead framing the leading crypto as a speculative asset comparable to gold.
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DMM Bitcoin, a leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its impending closure following a major cybersecurity incident. The exchange fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack on May 31st, 2024, resulting in the unauthorized transfer of 4,502.9 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $308 million at the time of the breach (currently exceeding $429 million).
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DMM Bitcoin halts operations six months after a $300 million cyber heist
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MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor has urged Microsoft to adopt Bitcoin as part of its strategy, according to a three-minute presentation to the company’s board that was shared on X (formerly Twitter).
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Bitcoin (BTC) can visit the zone below $88,000 before resuming its push towards the $100,000 threshold if further downside is registered, according to a Glassnode report.
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Brazilian lawmaker Eros Biondini introduced legislation proposing the creation of a Bitcoin (BTC) Sovereign Strategic Reserve (RESBit) with an allocation of up to $18.6 billion — equivalent to 5% of Brazil’s international reserves as of September.
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Available exclusively via Polymarket: A revolution in prediction markets Andjela Radmilac · 3 days ago